Early 20th Century Baseball Trades Highlight High Costs
Doak Roberts tracked 26 players sold to major leagues from 1890s to 1910s showing prices from $500 to $2,500. Notable sales include Tris Speaker to the Red Sox for $800 and George Foster at $2,500, with owners like Jim Dunn and Connie Mack involved.
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Roberts
Babe Ruth
Hornsby
Nig Clarke
Cleveland
Dode Criss
St. Louis Browns
Cardinals
Charley Moran
George Whiteman
Red Sox
Tris Speaker
Jim Dunn
Indians
Speaker
Bill Killefer
George Foster
Slim Morris
Hall of Fame
Athletics
Connie Mack
Glenn Myatt
Doak Roberts
Texas League
Improved Roads And Safety Link
Charles M. Hayes of the Chicago Motor Club links road quality to safety and economy. He says modern highway design reduces hazards by proper marking gentle curves gentler grades and fewer railroad crossings while maintenance prevents washouts and dangers on improved roads.
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Charles M. Hayes
Chicago Motor Club
Automobile Notes On Speed And Brakes In City Traffic
A reflection on driving risks in urban congestion. The piece warns that rushing for time can lead to injuries or worse, while careful braking and reliable spark plugs matter. It also notes drivers who preach duty to workers may resist traffic enforcement.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Something Easily Made Is Useful Camp Table
Simple camp table built from four forked sticks as legs and cross sticks tied with string. Cut from a tree thick as an arm, driven into ground with extra length, cross sticks laid in forks, covered with bark or four boards as a lightweight alternative.
Dodgers rely on pitching as fielding stumbles in league balance
Article analyzes Brooklyn Dodgers pitchers led by Dazzy Vance and Jess Petty while noting fielding woes. It highlights Doug McWeeny as a strong starter despite temper, Jumbo Elliott's struggles, Watson Clark's improvement, and Doak’s selective use against Cincinnati Reds. Uncle Wilbert Robinson praised for managing hurlers.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Harvey Hendrick
Babe Herman
Bube Bressler
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn
Dazzy Vance
Dazzler
Johnson
Alexander
Vance
Jess Petty
Petty
Indianapolis
Robins
Doug McWeeny
McWeeny
Jumbo Elliott
Robinson
Elliott
Watson Clark
Bill Doak
Cincinnati Reds
Doak
Reds
Ehrhardt
Koupal
Moss
Grimes Named Outstanding Hurler of Season
Outstanding hurler Surleigh Grimes is praised as the league’s top pitcher for the season. At fifteen years in baseball with twelve in the National, he grows more durable and confident, insisting on proving his merits as “hard to handle.”
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Surleigh Grimes
Grimes
Interesting Bits of Sports News From Toledo and Beyond
Toledo reports First Baseman Roy Grimes sold to Kansas City. Clarence Langenbacher buys Clarksburg club in the Middle Atlantic league. Noting the oddities of sports, humor about Olympic umpiring, golf courses, and a claim that future towns will lack golf. Bill Fallon to coach at Wisconsin. Maureen Orcutt dominates women’s golf. Tunney praised for Shakespeare earnings. Leo Durocher flaunts spats and a cane. Nolan Richardson linked to 1929 prospects. Tex Rickard ends prize fight broadcasts. James Fred Cole signs with Little Rock. Heeney vs Tunney fight quips about punctuation. Pete Schneider hits five homers in Salt Lake City double-header. Al Nixon released by Portland.
Static Causes and Cures for Radio Noise
A century old radio column explains static as atmospheric discharges during summer storms. It advises checking aerial length and connections, removing loose parts, and inspecting the set from transmitter to speaker for sources of interference and faulty components.
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Mars
Red Cross Ball Blue shopper tip adage
A brief reader notice presents an advertising snippet urging shoppers to try Red Cross Ball Blue bluing. It frames the product as a lasting, proven choice after first use with a quotation attributed to Ady. The fragment conveys old time retail language and a promotional tone.
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Red Cross
It Was Easy Beach Punchlines Echo Classic Poets
A humorous line contrasts a suntanned appearance with the image of sitting on a beach beside Burns and Browning. The quip plays on literary figures to evoke a lighthearted sunbathing joke.
Fair Enough Louis Couerier Journal Quip
A wry line from the Louisville Courier Journal notes that dancers must pay the fiddler and promises others must settle with the tailor for clothing. The quip humorously links costs to wearing garments and dancing.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Perfectly Sweet and the Grand Jury Mention
A playful exchange recalls Liz amid a court case and a grand jury. The dialogue hints at public intrigue and the social sensation surrounding a rumored lawsuit.
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Liz
Powerful Vacuum Tube Claims 135000 Watt Wireless Power
A vacuum tube rated at 135000 watts allegedly emits six meter wireless waves to warm nearby spectators and cook sausages in a glass tube without fire.
Snowy White Clothes Ad and Odd Birdman Exchange
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal sketches a scene of a tramp asking for corn, described as a birdman, with a stray ad line about Red Cross Ball Blue. The text juxtaposes humor and a product pitch amid miscellaneous quotes.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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America
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Tunney
Shakespeare
Leo Durocher
Yankee
Nolan Richardson
Detroit
Tex Rickard
James Fred Cole
Louisiana Poly
Little Rock
Pete Schneider
Vernon
Salt Lake City
al Nixon
Pittsburgh
Portland
Cuba
Bolivia
Tex’ Rickard
Reyerf
Manitoba
Tetete
Jack Ermerin
Washington
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Haiti
Canada
Hawaii
Faultless Starch Company
Sidney
Champion
Spark Plus
W.N. U
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